Philip Anisman

Barrister and solicitor Philip Anisman, a sole practitioner and authority on Canadian securities law, was a professor at York, Western and Monash universities and director of corporate research at Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada. He is the author of books, articles and reports to governments on corporate, securities, constitutional and administrative law, and has advised securities regulatory organizations in Canada and internationally. He has appeared before all levels of courts in Canada. Having taken undergraduate courses with the outstanding teacher, Professor F.E.L. Priestley, he led efforts that established the annual F.E.L. Priestley Memorial Lectures in the History of Ideas at UC.